The 1662 Book of Common Prayer

The Collect

O LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people which call upon thee; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Epistle and Gospel Lessons

Romans 12:1-5

Luke 2:41-52

Commentary

• Melville Scott, The Harmony of the Collects, Epistles, and Gospels

Biennial Bible Reading Plan

Psalter Lessons, Holy Days, and Commemorations

10-Jan		Psalm 10 (Coverdale)	Psalm 10
11-Jan		Psalm 11 (Coverdale)	Psalm 11
12-Jan		Psalm 12 (Coverdale)	Psalm 12
13-Jan	Hilary of Poitiers	Psalm 13 (Coverdale)	Psalm 13
14-Jan		Psalm 14 (Coverdale)	Psalm 14
15-Jan		Psalm 15 (Coverdale)	Psalm 15
16-Jan		Psalm 16 (Coverdale)	Psalm 16

Lessons From the Old and New Testaments

Sunday, January 10, 2021	Genesis 14	The 1st Sunday after the Epiphany
Monday, January 11, 2021	Genesis 15	John 13
Tuesday, January 12, 2021	Genesis 16	John 14
Wednesday, January 13, 2021	Genesis 17	John 15
Thursday, January 14, 2021	Genesis 18	John 16
Friday, January 15, 2021	Genesis 19	John 17
Saturday, January 16, 2021	Genesis 20	John 18

Optional Readings

These readings are taken from the Apocrypha/Deuterocanon (A), the Pseudegrapha (P), and the writings of Flavius Josephus (J)

Sunday, January 10, 2021	Jubilees 13 (P)	Antiquities  1.9.1-1.10.2
Monday, January 11, 2021	No readings	Antiquities 1.10.3
Tuesday, January 12, 2021	Jubilees 14 (P)	Antiquities 1.10.4
Wednesday, January 13, 2021	Jubilees 15 (P)	Antiquities 1.10.5
Thursday, January 14, 2021	No readings	Antiquities 1.11.1-1.11.3
Friday, January 15, 2021	No readings	Antiquities 1.11.4-1.11.5
Saturday, January 16, 2021	Jubilees 16 (P)	Antiquities 1.12.1